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FOUR FIREFIGHTERS AMONG INJURED AT GA. POULTRY PLANT

 Rick Markley    January 28, 2021    No Comments

By Atlanta Journal-Constitution Working in the hardscrabble poultry processing industry is a dangerous job, but death in a freezing fog of liquid nitrogen vapor is not among the assumed risks. That sudden, brutal fate was shared by six employees of a Gainesville … [Read more...]

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FDNY Training Info re: Last Nights LPG Expl w/ Pre-Arrival & Operating Video & Fire Radio Audio

 Brian Kazmierzak    December 22, 2020    No Comments

Last night and into this morning FDNY units in Queens operated at a serious tractor trailer collision/fire involving several hundred LPG cylinders. Here is some video of that incident: ===MUST WATCH: VERY DETAILED PRE-ARRIVAL AND OPERATING 20 Min … [Read more...]

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FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONSE TO INCIDENTS INVOLVING DRY ICE – (INFORMATION FROM THE IAFC & FDNY)

 Brian Kazmierzak    December 14, 2020    No Comments

While not uncommon, dry ice has made headlines due to the use in storing Covid 19 vaccinations. Fire departments can expect the possibility of increased incidents directly or indirectly involving dry ice. We are providing information for you provided to us by the FDNY containing … [Read more...]

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CO POISONING KILLS TWO COLORADO FIREFIGHTERS – HUSBAND & WIFE (UPDATE)

 Billy    December 12, 2020    No Comments

The deaths of those 2 Central City Firefighters has been determined to be accidental carbon monoxide poisoning. The couple, Cody Allen, 29, and his wife Shelby Allen, 27, were found dead in their Central City home on Friday morning. Cody Allen started as a volunteer in July 2009 … [Read more...]

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EXPECT DRY ICE…And Know What To do….

 Billy    December 7, 2020    No Comments

COVID-19 vaccines likely will need to be kept at extremely low temperatures. Due to this need, the vaccine dosages are expected to be transported in containers of dry ice. In anticipating increased dry ice injuries and thermal burns that may occur; as a result, the IAFC … [Read more...]

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INDIA: FIREFIGHTER KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY: HAZ MAT FIRE / INHALATION

 Billy    December 5, 2020    No Comments

NAVI MUMBAI: A 32-year-old Fireman from Ambernath has died in the Line of Duty due to suffocation after a fire broke out at Modi Chemical Company in Taloja MIDC area on Friday late night. The deceased has been identified as Fireman Balu Deshmukh. They received the fire call at … [Read more...]

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More than half of FDNY say they’ll refuse COVID-19 vaccine

 Billy    December 5, 2020    No Comments

More than half of New York City firefighters say they won’t be vaccinated for COVID-19 when the potentially life-saving shot becomes available to first responders in a matter of weeks, according to a new internal survey. About 55 percent of 2,053 smoke-eaters polled in the … [Read more...]

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INDIA LODD: FIREFIGHTER DIES WHILE FIGHTING CHEMICAL PLANT FIRE

 Rick Markley    December 5, 2020    No Comments

By Hindustan Times A 32 year old fireman was killed while dousing a fire in a chemical company in Taloja, Navi Mumbai after inhaling hazardous chemical fumes in the wee hours of Saturday. Three other firemen who complained of difficulties in breathing are under observation in … [Read more...]

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FIREFIGHTER, 2 CIVILIANS INJURED AT FL GAS EXPLOSION

 Brian Kazmierzak    December 5, 2020    No Comments

Three people were injured in the aftermath of a natural gas leak and explosion in Bradenton on Thursday, according to Cedar Hammock Fire Control District. Two of the individuals were inside of a home in the 800 block of 29th Avenue West when an explosion and fire due to the … [Read more...]

 HAZMAT, News, STRUCTURAL

OUR LADY OF ANGELS & FIREFIGHTERS DECEMBER

 Billy    November 30, 2020    No Comments

The Our Lady of Angels fire anniversary (Dec. 1, 1958) in Chicago where 92 kids and four nuns lost their lives – a day in 1958 where the heroics of Chicago firefighters were well documented. 3 VIDEOS OF THE OUR LADY OF ANGELS SCHOOL … [Read more...]

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